Regional Planning

In 2007, a $50,000 Chattanooga Bicycle Facilities Master Plan had been produced and adopted by 10 neighboring communities and $300,000 in federal Surface Transportation Program had been obtained to add even more miles of bike lanes and routes. The Chattanooga Urban Area Bicycle Facilities Master Plan, presented originally on April 2002 at a public meeting, builds upon the 140 miles of existing and previously planned greenways within the planning area. The plan identifies 382 miles of additional facilities to be created.

Ontario's far-reaching growth plan for metropolitan Toronto provided a road map for the next 25 years of growth in the region comprised of more than 7.7 million people. The plan became law and was adopted by the Ontario legislature in 2006. The plan spelled out infill development goals and density targets for designated centers and corridors as well as bringing together 110 municipal jurisdictions in a huge geographic area of 12,400 square miles.

The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Preservation and Management Plan Coordinating 234 cities, villages and towns in 23 counties and was completed in 2005. The planning effort brought diverse partners together from the National Park Service to Iroquois leaders in an effort to preserve and enhance the historic canal corridor. The plan offers guidance to its many partners in formulating regional policy and action, provide economic stimulus, and attract new residents, new businesses, and tourists.